Joshua Phillips, shown here working in Kabul, Afghanistan, will be in Wausau next week to speak about his book, 'None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture.'

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The author of a book that explores the long-term psychological damage suffered by American soldiers who abused and degraded detainees in Iraq will speak in Wausau.

Joshua Phillips, a New York City-based foreign correspondent and investigative reporter, will discuss his book, "None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture," Wednesday at the UW Center for Civic Engagement.

The book examines how American soldiers in a tank battalion resorted to torture of detainees as the unit switched from conventional military duties to guerrilla warfare and prisoner detention. ...